Photos and story by Rick Hiduk Mark Volk (in vest at top, center) gives new arrivals to the annual Lackawanna College School of Petroleum & Natural Gas Sporting Clay Tournament an upfront chance to win raffle tickets and get the lay of the land at Hausmann’s Hidden Hollow sporting clubContinue Reading
Submitted Article The Gillett-Fassett Pennsylvania VFW Post 5655 is holding a Chicken BBQ ($6 per half) on Saturday, Oct. 20. (ready at noon) at the Lions Hall in Gillett. Proceeds will benefit the Packard Family (Rich, Joanne & Carol) who are facing high medical and related expenses. Pre-Orders (recommended) areContinue Reading
Submitted Article The Bradford County Conservation District is once again announcing the availability of the Ernest Manchester Memorial Scholarship to Bradford County college students. College students in their 3rd or 4th year of a Bachelor degree program or their 2nd year of an Associate degree program, and pursuing a degree inContinue Reading
Fielding questions about the potential of repairing Route 87 in Wyoming County are commissioners Judy Mead and Tom Henry. Continuing clockwise from left are meeting participants Bill Gaylord, chief clerk; Gene Dziak, EMA director; and Paul Litwin III, solicitor. Photo and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier)Continue Reading
Wyoming County commissioner Judy Mead (above, left) shares a laugh with Wyoming County’s first female commissioner, Charlotte Montross, at Charlotte’s 100th birthday party on Sunday. Story by Rick Hiduk/Photos by Lori Bennett (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) In 1970, Wyoming County commissioner Emerson Montross suffered a brain aneurysm and hisContinue Reading
Buyouts and demolition of flood prone homes in Meshoppen has not moved as quickly as residents were told it would, but Wyoming County EMA director Gene Dziak told the county commissioners on Tuesday that he has the project back on track. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published inContinue Reading
Photos by Rick Hiduk An eight-mile, six-hour hike of a section of State Game Lands 57 in Wyoming County gave at least 25 people trekking the rough forest with guide Jeff Mitchell (above, right) on Sept. 30 an adventure of which they could be proud. The Scouten Brook trail upContinue Reading
Denise Dennis, direct descendant of the original settlers of the Dennis Farm and president of the Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, will serve as the keynote speaker at the seventh annual Dennis Farm Symposium at Keystone College on Thursday, Oct. 11. In late April, she paid a visit to theContinue Reading
Photo Gallery by Rick Hiduk Organizers estimate that more than 500 people attended Thursday evening’s Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce FallFest Mixer at Showbrook Inn & Resort, despite the threat of rain. Kristie Tunicliff (above, left) of Procter & Gamble and Tyler Emmerich of Hawk Insurance served as greeters. BradContinue Reading
Submitted Article Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) announced that a state grant worth nearly $100,000 will help officials at Spalding Memorial Library in Athens make several updates to their historic building. “Libraries are the hearts and souls of our communities, and most operate on shoestring budgets,” Pickett said. “Any type ofContinue Reading